Following the 1984 Tour, Roth decided to quit and form a new band

Following the 1984 Tour, Roth decided to quit and form a new band. Group members have given different reasons for the split, but all were firmly rooted in control of the band’s sound, artistic direction, singles released and pace. Roth was concerned about Eddie playing music outside of Van Halen. Roth was also launching a successful solo career with two hit cover songs off his Crazy from the Heat EP, a remake of the Beach Boys ‘ classic ” California Girls ” (No. 3 U.S.) and a pairing of the classic Al Jolson standard ” Just a Gigolo ” and ” I Ain’t Got Nobody ” (No. 12 U.S.), which had previously been paired together by Louis Prima . Roth was also offered a $20-million film deal for a script titled Crazy from the Heat . On a chance meeting, Roth secured a verbal commitment from Rodney Dangerfield to appear in the film. Roth hoped Van Halen would contribute the soundtrack; however, the film deal fell through when CBS Pictures was reorganized in 1986.